Meat and Museums

 This morning started with a walking tour of Montevideo through a couple of lovely plazas heading our way down to the port area and in particular the Mercardo del Puerto which is a series of meat roasting restaurants in a covered market.  The smells were wonderful and so we



just had to imbibe.  But to really get our appetite ready, we had a pre lunch drink of medio medio a mix of white wine and fizz (it was a bit sweet and like drinking asti!). For lunch we chose a chorizo sausage, two pork chops and

a huge piece of sirloin steak.  To accompany it we had papas fritas and ensalada (note how I am using Spanish like a native: it's just starting to slip in automatically).  We also tried a local red wine, Tannat, which was quite light and went beautifully with the meat.

We continued our walk in the afternoon sun and visited two very different museums: Museo de Carnaval (dedicated to the Montevideo Carnaval with lots of costumes) and the Museo de Arte Precolombina e Indigena.  This was in a building that was in the process of being restored and the before and after photographs were well worth seeing. There was also a section on weavings of famous people which were excellent.

PS: last night's meal was spent watching music DVDs of British hits from the Seventies: such well known acts as: The Bangles, Sheila (who sang Spacer - which if you heard it you would remember) and Sherbert!  What a trip down memory lane!